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Dave's Hot Chicken
- Chicken Shop
- Meridian, ID
About this business
TO LIVE AND FRY IN L.A. In 2017, four childhood friends came up with a simple concept — take Nashville Hot Chicken and make it better than anyone else in America. With only a couple thousand dollars to their name, they boot-strapped a pop-up concept in a parking lot in East Hollywood serving a simple menu of tenders, sliders, fries, and kale slaw — they created a viral cult following with lines consistently over an hour long.
Location details
3450 N Eagle Road, Meridian, ID, 83646, United States
Get directions| Weekday | Schedule | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 10:30 a.m. to Midnight | |
| Tue | 10:30 a.m. to Midnight | |
| Wed | 10:30 a.m. to Midnight | |
| Thu | 10:30 a.m. to Midnight | |
| Fri | 10:30 a.m. to Midnight | |
| Sat | 10:30 a.m. to Midnight | |
| Sun | 10:30 a.m. to Midnight |
Dave's Hot Chicken specializes in Nashville-style hot chicken. It was created by three best friends, one of who was a chef trained at Thomas Keller's French Laundry restaurant. His goal was to create the best Hot Chicken. I recently visited Dave's Hot Chicken in Meridian for the first time. I ordered Dave's #5 ($7.99) - 1 Chicken Tender with Fries, served with sliced bread, pickles and Dave's sauce. There are 7 seasoning options available, ranging from No Spice to Reaper; I chose Hot. This was my first time trying Nashvi... read more
I can't say I was overly impressed. The service was quick and friendly. The chicken was fine but I guess for the price I was expecting something amazing. It wasn't amazing but it was good.
We ate at Daves for the 1st time in Meridian, ID on Eagle near Lowes. We both love a good nashville hot chicken sandwich. We ordered a Daves # 2, 2 sliders, and fries and a single slider with a soda. We odered hot spice level on all sandwiches. We were thrown by the term slider, so we added the single in case we were still hungry, not understanding the size of the sandwich. We had no wait went on a Thursday around 1130am. Wow.. the flavor profile is on point. The bun is a potato bun, a soft and great vehicle for the bird... read more
Hot Slider and tenders. Hot enough that a waiver has to be signed. But a little spendy for what you get.
Wow!!! Dave's Hot Chicken has the best chicken sandwich I have ever tasted. The chicken is perfectly cooked and has a nice bite and crunch to it. You can tell everything is made fresh to order. You can choose your spice level. The sandwich is served with slaw and pickles. Their fries are perfectly seasoned and served with fry sauce! We tried this place last week for the first time and have already been back twice. The service is exceptional and quick and the dining room is clean!
The boys in Blue Öyster Cult had it down right when they said Don't Fear the Reaper. At least where Dave's Carolina Reaper slider is concerned. I thought heat had finally met its match when I read a news story saying Dave's made customers sign a liability waiver when ordering a sandwich or chicken tender including Carolina Reaper peppers. "You acknowledge that eating the REAPER can cause you harm, including, but not limited to, bodily injury, property damage, emotional distress, or even death," the waiver reads, according ... read more
Excellent food, excellent staff. Amazingly clean restaurant. It was spotless and there were staff cleaning the already spotless place. But the service is where they shined. Either I ordered the wrong meal or the lady heard me wrong, but they only charged me for a slider instead of a tender and a slider. I wasn't paying attention so didn't notice it. When I went to pick up the order, I was confused. So I asked, "Oh, did I not pay for the larger meal?" The lady confirmed I'd not. However the manager was having none of ... read more
This place is a solid 3.5. The chicken looks like it is hand breaded. It is super moist. The buns on the sandwich was pretty awesome also. Soft. Seemed like a potato bread. I could be wrong. . I got the medium heat and honestly, there wasn't any heat at all. Maybe go another level if you want to taste some spice. The fries I got extra crispy. They were good. Seasoned well. Their fry sauce was basic. Wish it had some sort of kick to it. The pickles had a great crunch. The other order was supposed to come with cheese fries, I ... read more
Dave's.....did we just become best friends? You know me. Somehow, someway, you have been watching me since high school all those decades ago and you know me. Okay folks, food is flipping delicious. Let's just get that out of the way. Doesn't matter what you get it's gunna be bangin. Bit of info, the medium was...well very medium and is a good choice for those who are heat sensitive. Hot was not overpowering but could start to feel a little bit, really I would have gone up to very hot now knowing what I know. Cheese fry's o... read more
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How is Dave's Hot Chicken rated?
Dave's Hot Chicken has a 4.7 star rating with 2,458 reviews.
When is Dave's Hot Chicken open?
Dave's Hot Chicken is closed now. It will open at 10:30 a.m.